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My husband and I would like to thank Dr. Tommy Joseph for his many years of selfless service to the children of Kershaw County. We both saw Dr. Joseph as children and then took our own two sons to him for the past 14 years. He was a gift to our family and the community. He calmed our many "new parent" fears and reassured us while providing the best medical treatment available. He is one of a kind and we will miss seeing him at the doctor's office. Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement!

On Nov. 29th I was on my way home for lunch and saw the Lugoff Fire Department in front of my neighbor's house. After parking in the road and walking over to where my neighbor was standing I found out that, fortunately, the house was not on fire but a scene was taking place that looked like it should have been on television.

Pine Grove Baptist Church will host a drive-through nativity scene from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 16 - 17. The theme of the event is "God's Greatest Gift, Jesus Christ." Visitors are welcome to drive their vehicles (no buses, due to limited space) through to view the Nativity of live scenes with actors and animals. Admission is free and families are encouraged to attend. The church is located at Pine Grove Church, 836 Pine Grove Road, Lugoff. For more information, call Pastor Doug at 438-2025.

After a 15th place finish in this past weekend's Southern Slam, you just knew that the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team was waiting to get back on the mat and take their frustrations out on somebody Wednesday night.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mildred Ratliff Hays, 91, of Camden, will be held Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Steve Patterson will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 10, 2011 beginning at 11:30 AM until service time in the sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church, 1206 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Cecil Delano "Buddy" Cobb, Jr., 55, of Camden will be held Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, December 9, 2011 from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Buddy's memory to the American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, SC 29204.

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are Season, a 6-month-old male Shar-Pei/fox terrier mix puppy, and a gray and white tabby kitten. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. For information on the shelter or to check for a missing pet, call 425-6016 or e-mail wcas ...

The Compassionate Friends Midlands Chapter No. 2260 invites the public to participate in the Worldwide Candle Lighting. This event is to remember all children who have died too soon. Known as the largest candle lighting, this event is part of a 24-hour wave of light around the world. Candles burn around the world from 7-8 p.m. in every time zone. As candles are blown out in an area, the wave of light travels on.

The term "flip-flop" has come to be one of the most caustic charges that can be thrown at a political candidate, and rightly so. It's hard to like a candidate who appears to bend his views to suit whichever audience he's addressing, and candidates who insist on taking one position one day and another the next day don't appear to be serious. But sometimes we as voters and political observers take this position to an extreme, pushing people into never changing their positions lest they be termed flip-floppers.